Mary Rose Thacker

Mary Rose Thacker

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Full name	Mary Rose Thacker
Country represented	Canada
Born	April 9, 1922(1922-04-09)
Died	July 1983
Home town	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skating club	Winnipeg Winter Club
Retired	1942
Medal record Competitor for  Canada Ladies' Figure skating North American Championships Gold 1941 Philadelphia Ladies' singles Gold 1939 Toronto Ladies' singles

Mary Rose Thacker (April 9, 1922 – July 1983) is a former Canadian singles figure skater and is a three-time (1939, 1941–1942) national and two-time (1939 and 1941) North American champion. She began skating at the Winnipeg skating club at three years old. At 16 years old in 1939 she won both the national and North American titles. She retired as a competitive skater in 1942 and became a coach. She started a skating school in British Columbia in 1947 and trained skaters for the next 35 years. She was inducted into the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame as an athlete in 1995.

Results

Event	1939	1940	1941	1942
North American Championships	1st		1st
Canadian Championships	1st	2nd	1st	1st

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